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| Anonymous
Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
2018-11-14 05:06:38
Auction/eBay Scam
1 |   Theresa benson Same as all other Theresa Bensen scams on Scamalot. Wanting to buy goods on Gumtree, then wanting me to include an amount to cover delivery - through Western Union. Says she works for New Zealand Oli & Gas.... ⇒ more |
| Alex
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2018-11-01 12:12:29
Generic/Unspecified Scam
1 | +3 Chloe Brown - Scammer Gumtree I posted a Vera Wang diamond ring on gumtree, then shortly after I received a text message from this 'chloe brown' person stating that she was interested and to email her back as she can't make a call due to the nature of her work.
She wanted to send it t... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2018-11-01 00:16:34
Classified Ads Scam
1 | SCAM Wants bsb & account number as well as paypal details. Apparently away at sea working for NZOG. ... ⇒ more |
| CharlieHound
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2018-10-24 11:53:21
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree Fake Buyer - bentheresa1234@hotmail.com I listed an advert on Gumtree for some furniture. Got a text asking me to reply via email. I sent an email to the address and got the following reply. Thought it was sus and googled the email address and it came up on Scamalot so thought I would add to thi... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2018-10-21 03:15:08
Generic/Unspecified Scam
1 |  +15 Gumtree scammer - Simone Ragni Gumtree buyer. Initially texted asking to correspond via email. ... ⇒ more |
| Dave Reuter
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2018-10-18 22:01:03
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +7 Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) Darwin,NT Scammer sent me an sms regarding a m/cycle i had just put up for sale, No number, it came up on my phone as john with an email address to reply to. Sent a reply and then got the big story in a return email about his remote workplace and restricted contac... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2018-10-18 10:00:55
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | gumtree scam scam was regarding a western union money transfer.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2018-10-04 12:58:56
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 GUMTREE USER NAME jaNET janicholas1013@gmail.com On 3 Oct 2018, at 9:54 pm, Janet Nicolas wrote:
Thanks a lot for the email. I am away at sea at the moment,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2018-09-30 22:10:36
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree item advertised for sale Said they wanted to purchase an dining setting from me on Gumtree and pay on PayPal as they are working offshore for New Zealand oil and gas. Once payment cleared they would arrange for a courier to pick up item to deliver to Darwin which is over 3500km aw... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2018-09-21 13:52:17
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree scammer Kenny Scott NAVY Vet Same as previously reported under the same name. It looks like his English writing is with errors. At first I received a sms from +1(646)916-3933 saying
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HI MY PARTNER WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF YOUR CAR IS STILL ON FOR SALE, IF YES REPLY BACK TO HIM ON (W... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Parkdale, Victoria, Australia
2018-09-20 06:34:40
Generic/Unspecified Scam
1 | Ad in Gumtree Placed Ad in Gumtree for sale of furniture and received notification that scammer was interested. Provided our email address and we received email from Scammer claiming that she cannot contact us due to restricted phone access, works with New Zealand Oil ... ⇒ more |
| Farah Shelly
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
2018-09-16 12:54:19
Rental Scam
1 | +1 Room for a single girl The lady told that she wants to move from usa to Australia she works on a cruize ship i was offering a room in a four bedroom house so she said she wants it and she said she has to give money to transport company to move her stuff she asked me if i could ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2018-09-05 12:59:01
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | +2 Gumtree Gumtree. User was Katty.
Asked for email address. Gave a fake one.
Name changed to khopp moore
Asked for best price on "Camera" which was the category not the actual item.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2018-09-05 05:57:52
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | +1 Gumtree Scam - kuncicscott@gmail.com - In NZ Posted an item for sale on Gumtree.com.au to which the scammer replied asking for our private email. Once the email was sent confirming our private email address, they responded with the below:
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Thanks a lot for the email. I work with F... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2018-09-01 09:50:42
Classified Ads Scam
1 | chairs Reacted to add placed on gumtree. Working on kapo project in NZ, same stories as mentioned before, 25 days on, 5 days off. Was getting courier to pick up chairs but needed money transfer through Western Union to head quarters in China which started ringing... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2018-08-24 00:56:13
Generic/Unspecified Scam
1 | Scam Thanks a lot for the email. I work with Flagship Marine and we are presently offshore in New Zealand. We do not have access to phone at the moment, its 5days off and 25days on which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where are you loc... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2018-08-23 10:42:38
Classified Ads Scam
1 | William Kenny Scott scammer Looks like this person is trying to pull off another fast one, it was too good to be true so I googled his name and sure enough, there’s other’s reporting the same scam. Below is what I received :
Thank you for the mail, I'm interested in buying thi... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2018-08-18 03:08:39
Classified Ads Scam
1 | William Kenny Scott Another car scam. Wanting to buy our car and we could smell scam a mile away. Even had his so called bogus wife text message and lie some more.Said he was a.Navy Vet deployed overseas. What a load of crap. ... ⇒ more |
| Durand D'souza
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2018-08-11 08:08:03
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Scam Thanks a lot for the email. I am away at sea at the moment,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 5days off and 25days on,whic... ⇒ more |
| Durand D'souza
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2018-08-11 06:43:51
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Scam Thanks for getting back.I'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert...i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the... ⇒ more |
| JeeDee
Somewhere in Australia
2018-08-06 00:18:26
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Buying scam with PayPal probably First text from US number:
On behalf of my partner,Kindly get back to me via scottbryan560@gmail.com if your car is still on for sale with a picture also.
Then my first email plus his response, smells like a scam and looked him up:
Thanks for the ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2018-07-31 11:04:13
Generic/Unspecified Scam
1 | Wrecked car Texting my phone number, and asked for a reply through e-mail. Once replied, agreed with the price straight up which put me to question, then found out it's just bullshit... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2018-07-21 11:10:11
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree Scammer Anita Tried to buy Laptop off me, but wanted it sent to another Country for her.
Told she had been found out, never replied.... ⇒ more |
| Gina
Romford, Havering, United Kingdom
2018-07-16 22:30:39
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | mic.elliot1@gmail.com I have an xbox one for sale and this low life gave me this speeeeeel....
Absolute bottom feeder i wished i had looked the email address up after feeling guilty that i thought it was a scam...
Hello
Thanks for the response! The price is a good buy for... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Singapore, , Singapore
2018-07-12 06:57:08
Generic/Unspecified Scam
1 | +2 Scam via rental portal so i posted my room for rent on gumtree and got an email.
this email is remarkably similar to https://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/88389
so the modus operandi might be similar. ie: pretend to offer a paypal payment, then require you to western union... ⇒ more |
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